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Property Law- Exam 2 (Life Estates)
Real Property- Life Estates
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Graduate
04/08/2013

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Taylor v. Taylor
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equitable life tenant does not have right to take possession
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Meux v. Cobley
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greenhouses
difficult to get remedy from ameliorating waste
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Brokaw v. Fairchild
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knock down mansion
can get remedy for ameliorating waste when sentimental value outweighs monetary
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Honeywood v. Honeywood
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cutting down timber=voluntary waste (with exceptions)
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Bane v. Lord Barnard
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tore down castle for spite
can get injunction to stop equitable waste (dreadful) even if unimpeachable
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Patterson v. Central Canada Loans
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life tenants are immune from liability for permissive waste
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Morris v. Cairnicross
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lessees are not immune from liability for permissive waste
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Mayo v. Leitovski
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gilbert plains farmhouse, never paid taxes
life tenant owes fiduciary duty to remainder man, includes paying taxes
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Re Moffat
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life tenant can apply to court to sell/lease whole fee simple (money divided up accordingly)
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Chupryk v. Haykowski
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rooming house in front part of property, evil woman and son, poor old man
life tenant is never automatically entitled to possession
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Lord Kensington v. Bouverie
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LT paying more than he had to, estate tried to enforce debt
life tenants are responsible for paying interest on pre-existing mortgage but only up to the income-producing capacity of the land
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Re Warwick's Settlement Trusts
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castle, jointures and portions to women
LT can hold collect for over-payment if it was his intent to do so all along
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Holland v. Hodgson
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big looms nailed into ground
degree of attachment establishes burden of proof, then objective intent- either chattel or fixture
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Smith v. Simon
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tried to drag away his chicken coop
life tenants/lessees can remove trade, ornamental or domestic fixtures. NOT agricultural
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Homfray v. Homfray
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hotel burnt to the ground, she rebuilt
remainder man is responsible for repairs- if LT exceeds duties, entitled to recoup
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Re Bennett
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insurance: can only recover to the extent of your own interest
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Re Rutherford
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trustee can use income of property to pay insurance premium, life tenant can recoup from remainder man
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